diff --git a/Examples/Projects/Project/Steps/Start.yaml b/Examples/Projects/Project/Steps/Start.yaml
index 947e749..6cbe26b 100644
--- a/Examples/Projects/Project/Steps/Start.yaml
+++ b/Examples/Projects/Project/Steps/Start.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 name: Start
 
+condition: 
+  deadline: addMonths(CreateDate, 2)
+    
 actions:
   - roles: [Student]
     type: Submit
diff --git a/UvA.Workflow.Api/WorkflowInstances/Dtos/WorkflowInstanceDto.cs b/UvA.Workflow.Api/WorkflowInstances/Dtos/WorkflowInstanceDto.cs
index dcec11c..3b36389 100644
--- a/UvA.Workflow.Api/WorkflowInstances/Dtos/WorkflowInstanceDto.cs
+++ b/UvA.Workflow.Api/WorkflowInstances/Dtos/WorkflowInstanceDto.cs
@@ -24,15 +24,22 @@ RoleAction[] Permissions
 
 public record FieldDto();
 
-public record StepDto(string Id, BilingualString Title, string? Event, DateTime? DateCompleted, StepDto[]? Children)
+public record StepDto(
+    string Id,
+    BilingualString Title,
+    string? Event,
+    DateTime? DateCompleted,
+    DateTime? Deadline,
+    StepDto[]? Children)
 {
-    public static StepDto Create(Step step, WorkflowInstance instance)
+    public static StepDto Create(Step step, WorkflowInstance instance, ModelService modelService)
         => new(
             step.Name,
             step.DisplayTitle,
             step.EndEvent,
             step.GetEndDate(instance),
-            step.Children.Length != 0 ? step.Children.Select(s => Create(s, instance)).ToArray() : null
+            step.GetDeadline(instance, modelService),
+            step.Children.Length != 0 ? step.Children.Select(s => Create(s, instance, modelService)).ToArray() : null
         );
 }
 
diff --git a/UvA.Workflow.Api/WorkflowInstances/Dtos/WorkflowInstanceDtoFactory.cs b/UvA.Workflow.Api/WorkflowInstances/Dtos/WorkflowInstanceDtoFactory.cs
index 26ad20f..cec5b9f 100644
--- a/UvA.Workflow.Api/WorkflowInstances/Dtos/WorkflowInstanceDtoFactory.cs
+++ b/UvA.Workflow.Api/WorkflowInstances/Dtos/WorkflowInstanceDtoFactory.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public async Task<WorkflowInstanceDto> Create(WorkflowInstance instance, Cancell
             instance.ParentId,
             actions.Select(ActionDto.Create).ToArray(),
             [],
-            entityType.Steps.Select(s => StepDto.Create(s, instance)).ToArray(),
+            entityType.Steps.Select(s => StepDto.Create(s, instance, modelService)).ToArray(),
             submissions
                 .Select(s => submissionDtoFactory.Create(instance, s.Form, s.Event, s.QuestionStatus))
                 .ToArray(),
diff --git a/UvA.Workflow.Tests/Builders/EventBuilder.cs b/UvA.Workflow.Tests/Builders/EventBuilder.cs
index afd1909..11a45e2 100644
--- a/UvA.Workflow.Tests/Builders/EventBuilder.cs
+++ b/UvA.Workflow.Tests/Builders/EventBuilder.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public EventBuilder AsCompleted(string completionDateString)
     /// <returns>The updated <see cref="EventBuilder"/> instance with the completion date set.</returns>
     public EventBuilder AsCompleted(int daysAgo = 1)
     {
-        date = DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(daysAgo);
+        date = DateTime.Now.AddDays(daysAgo);
         return this;
     }
 
diff --git a/UvA.Workflow.Tests/ExpressionTests.cs b/UvA.Workflow.Tests/ExpressionTests.cs
index 01b6345..c7b1409 100644
--- a/UvA.Workflow.Tests/ExpressionTests.cs
+++ b/UvA.Workflow.Tests/ExpressionTests.cs
@@ -60,4 +60,56 @@ public void TestCondition()
 
         Assert.Single(exp.Properties, p => p is ComplexLookup);
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void TestDate_DaysAfter()
+    {
+        var exp = ExpressionParser.Parse("addDays(now, 5)");
+        var context = new ObjectContext(new Dictionary<Lookup, object?>());
+
+        var res = exp.Execute(context);
+
+        Assert.IsType<DateTime>(res);
+        var date = (DateTime)res;
+        Assert.Equal(DateTime.Now.AddDays(5).Date, date.Date);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void TestDate_WeeksAfter()
+    {
+        var exp = ExpressionParser.Parse("addWeeks(now, 5)");
+        var context = new ObjectContext(new Dictionary<Lookup, object?>());
+
+        var res = exp.Execute(context);
+
+        Assert.IsType<DateTime>(res);
+        var date = (DateTime)res;
+        Assert.Equal(DateTime.Now.AddDays(5 * 7).Date, date.Date);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void TestDate_MonthsAfter()
+    {
+        var exp = ExpressionParser.Parse("addMonths(now, 5)");
+        var context = new ObjectContext(new Dictionary<Lookup, object?>());
+
+        var res = exp.Execute(context);
+
+        Assert.IsType<DateTime>(res);
+        var date = (DateTime)res;
+        Assert.Equal(DateTime.Now.AddMonths(5).Date, date.Date);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void TestDate_CombinedAfter()
+    {
+        var exp = ExpressionParser.Parse("addDays(addMonths(now, 5), 3)");
+        var context = new ObjectContext(new Dictionary<Lookup, object?>());
+
+        var res = exp.Execute(context);
+
+        Assert.IsType<DateTime>(res);
+        var date = (DateTime)res;
+        Assert.Equal(DateTime.Now.AddMonths(5).AddDays(3).Date, date.Date);
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/UvA.Workflow/Expressions/Expression.cs b/UvA.Workflow/Expressions/Expression.cs
index 1debae0..d8fe42b 100644
--- a/UvA.Workflow/Expressions/Expression.cs
+++ b/UvA.Workflow/Expressions/Expression.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ public record Expression
     private static readonly Dictionary<string, Function> Functions = new()
     {
         ["addDays"] = new Function<DateTime?, int, DateTime?>((d, i) => d?.AddDays(i)),
+        ["addMonths"] = new Function<DateTime?, int, DateTime?>((d, i) => d?.AddMonths(i)),
+        ["addWeeks"] = new Function<DateTime?, int, DateTime?>((d, i) => d?.AddDays(7 * i)),
         ["if"] = new Function<bool, object?, object?, object?>((b, t1, t2) => b ? t1 : t2),
         ["contains"] = new Function<IEnumerable<object>, object, bool>((a, o) => a?.Contains(o) == true),
         ["and"] = new Function<bool, bool, bool>((a, b) => a && b),
diff --git a/UvA.Workflow/WorkflowInstances/WorkflowInstance.cs b/UvA.Workflow/WorkflowInstances/WorkflowInstance.cs
index 24beb1b..0d7c4c0 100644
--- a/UvA.Workflow/WorkflowInstances/WorkflowInstance.cs
+++ b/UvA.Workflow/WorkflowInstances/WorkflowInstance.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ public class WorkflowInstance
     public string EntityType { get; set; } = null!;
     public string? CurrentStep { get; set; }
 
+    public DateTime CreatedOn { get; set; }
+
     // public List<LogEntry> LogEntries { get; set; } = [];
     public Dictionary<string, BsonValue> Properties { get; set; } = null!;
     public Dictionary<string, InstanceEvent> Events { get; set; } = null!;
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ public void RecordEvent(string eventId, DateTime? date = null)
         Events[eventId] = new InstanceEvent
         {
             Id = eventId,
-            Date = date ?? DateTime.UtcNow
+            Date = date ?? DateTime.Now
         };
     }
 
diff --git a/UvA.Workflow/WorkflowInstances/WorkflowInstanceService.cs b/UvA.Workflow/WorkflowInstances/WorkflowInstanceService.cs
index 84fef5d..7f193b5 100644
--- a/UvA.Workflow/WorkflowInstances/WorkflowInstanceService.cs
+++ b/UvA.Workflow/WorkflowInstances/WorkflowInstanceService.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public async Task<WorkflowInstance> Create(
         {
             EntityType = entityType,
             ParentId = parentId,
+            CreatedOn = DateTime.Now,
             Properties = initialProperties ?? new Dictionary<string, BsonValue>(),
             Events = new Dictionary<string, InstanceEvent>()
         };
diff --git a/UvA.Workflow/WorkflowModel/Conditions/Condition.cs b/UvA.Workflow/WorkflowModel/Conditions/Condition.cs
index 30381b1..2fd947e 100644
--- a/UvA.Workflow/WorkflowModel/Conditions/Condition.cs
+++ b/UvA.Workflow/WorkflowModel/Conditions/Condition.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ public class Condition
     /// </summary>
     public Date? Date { get; set; }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Check if a deadline has passed
+    /// </summary>
+    public Date? Deadline { get; set; }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Use a named reusable condition
     /// </summary>
@@ -44,7 +49,7 @@ public class Condition
 
     [JsonIgnore] [YamlIgnore] public Condition? NamedCondition { get; set; }
 
-    public ConditionPart Part => Value ?? Logical ?? Date ?? Event ?? NamedCondition?.Part!;
+    public ConditionPart Part => Value ?? Logical ?? Date ?? Deadline ?? Event ?? NamedCondition?.Part!;
 
     public IEnumerable<Lookup> Properties => Part?.Properties ?? [];
 
diff --git a/UvA.Workflow/WorkflowModel/ObjectContext.cs b/UvA.Workflow/WorkflowModel/ObjectContext.cs
index 040ca92..239d1ea 100644
--- a/UvA.Workflow/WorkflowModel/ObjectContext.cs
+++ b/UvA.Workflow/WorkflowModel/ObjectContext.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ public static ObjectContext Create(WorkflowInstance instance, ModelService model
         );
         dict.Add("Id", instance.Id);
         dict.Add("CurrentStep", instance.CurrentStep);
+        dict.Add("CreateDate", instance.CreatedOn);
+
         foreach (var ev in instance.Events.Values.Where(e => e.Date != null))
             dict.Add(ev.Id + "Event", ev.Date);
         return new ObjectContext(dict);
diff --git a/UvA.Workflow/WorkflowModel/Step.cs b/UvA.Workflow/WorkflowModel/Step.cs
index 899f077..1cfa7e3 100644
--- a/UvA.Workflow/WorkflowModel/Step.cs
+++ b/UvA.Workflow/WorkflowModel/Step.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+using UvA.Workflow.Expressions;
+using Date = UvA.Workflow.Entities.Domain.Conditions.Date;
+
 namespace UvA.Workflow.Entities.Domain;
 
 public enum StepHierarchyMode
@@ -77,6 +80,15 @@ public class Step
         return null;
     }
 
+    public DateTime? GetDeadline(WorkflowInstance instance, ModelService modelService)
+    {
+        if (Condition?.Deadline == null)
+            return null;
+        var exp = ExpressionParser.Parse(Condition.Deadline.Source);
+        var context = ObjectContext.Create(instance, modelService);
+        return exp.Execute(context) as DateTime?;
+    }
+
     public bool HasEnded(ObjectContext context)
     {
         if (Ends != null)